Grab the crimp in your crimping tool.
How to crimp 1 8 cable.
Step 6 swage the ferrules by starting at one end and compressing the oval shaped fitting sideways between the jaws.
You want the wire to be unable to come pull of the crimp if you lightly tug.
One swage or crimp is usually sufficient for smaller fittings.
Slide the thimble up against the edge of the sleeve.
Watch this video to learn how to use a hydraulic pro swager to crimp the end of stainless wire cable balustrade fittings.
Pull the cable through the sleeve so that the trace is 1 8 in length.
Tighten the monofilament around the thimble.
The wire gauge isn t a major factor.
The swaging tool is a cold metal press that allows you to crimp ferrules and other attachments onto the cable.
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Next put your crimping sleeve into your crimper or hand swager.
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This video details the necessary steps to make a swaged or crimped cable railing connection.
Crimp connectors work best with stranded wire because solid wire usually isn t malleable or ductile enough to make a reliable connection.
Put the seam side up under the nub on the crimper so that they get pushed inwards and apart when you clamp the crimper.
Ben shows us how to crimp a cable.
Steps completed before filming.
Use enough force to create a deep indentation.
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For use on uncoated wire rope.
Clamp down over the plastic grip moderately hard and maybe do this a few times.
Doing one section at a time.
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